Visual Extend 8.0 Rapid Application Development with VFX 8.0

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Visual Extend 8.0Rapid Application Developmentwith VFX 8.0

Venelina Jordanova, Uwe Habermann

[email protected], [email protected]


Who is talking? Venelina Jordanova

Working with FoxPro since 10 years

MCP Software

Development Team Leader

J.E.I.-Varna

Dipl.-Inform. Uwe Habermann

Working with FoxPro since 10 years

MCP für VFP Freelancer since 1986 Consultant of ProLib,

ISYS and other companies

Visual Extend Product Manager


Visual Extend 8.0What is this?

Rapid Application Development Framework for VFP 8

VFX 8.0 comes with• Template application• Task Pane• Many Builders and Wizards


Let´s create a Sample Application

enelina´santasticizzas

VFP


VFX - Application Wizard Create new Projects

1. Enter the folder and database2. Enter texts for the about dialog3. Make settings for the application object4. Enter project information5. Compile all files

Let´s go!


The generated VFX application

Splash-Screen Login dialog Menu and Toolbar XP style open dialog User management User rights and much more features...


What to do now? Create a database• Using the VFP database designer• Or using xCase• Or using SDT


VFX – Form Wizard Create forms based on one of the VFX form

classes:• cDataFormPage• cTreeViewForm• cTableForm• cOneToMany• cTreeViewOneToMany• cAskViewArg• cWizard

Based on own form classes


VFX – cDataFormPage Builder Reentrant Builder• Controls on pages of a pageframe• Search grid includes many features • Setting of form properties

Usage of own classes for controls• Corresponding to the DBC settings• Corresponding to the VFX project properties

Example: Customers


The Form at runtime Autoedit Incrementel search in the grid• Multi-Column-Sort

Search dialog (setting a filter) Saving settings per user• Size and Position of the form on the desktop• Column width, column order and sort order of

grids• Search criteria


VFX – cTableForm Builder

Reentrant Builder• Controls and search grid side by side• Setting of form properties

Printing, PDF-Export, sending e-mails

Example: Products


Printing, PDF Export, E-Mail Printing in all form

possible without creating any report

E-Mail creation via• Postscript printer driver• Ghostscript• MAPI


VFX - cOneToMany Builder cOneToMany• Edit and search of parent data similar to

cDataFormPage• Edit child data in a grid• Support of multiple children

Example: Orders.scx


Pickfields Select a customer for an order• VFX – CPickField Builder

Select a product for an order detail• VFX – CPickAlterTextbox Builder


Linked-Child-Forms Call a Child Form Support of multiple Children Hierarchical linking possible Properties for control• lCloseChildformOnExit• lAutoSyncChildform

Example: Customers - Orders


VFX – cTreeviewForm Builder Reentrant Builder• Treeview controls for hierarchical display

of data• Pageframe for editing data• Setting of form properties

Example: Category


Forms based on Views Views can be used in all VFX forms

classes• thisform.lWorkOnView=.T.

Enter View Parameters• CAskViewArg• CAskViewArgPgf

Example: Supplier


VFX - Product Activation Integrated Product Activation• For up to 32 rights or modules• Define activation rules• The developer can decide about the activation

rules Create Activation Key• Create activation keys for customers• Support of time limited keys


VFX – Product Update

Update customers application via the Internet

Automatic download and installation at the customer


Links Download and Information about VFX:• www.visualextend.com

More information about VFX:• www.my-vfx.de

Free Support for VFX in English and German:• News://news.dfpug.de


Thank you very much andHave fun with VFX!

Venelina Jordanova & Uwe Habermann

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Visual Extend 8.0 Rapid Application Development with VFX 8.0